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Post by woodmaster on Mar 16, 2009 21:24:23 GMT -5
I put a trail camera out in Illinois to see if any turkeys where using a powerline. I was surpirised to see this fellow on the card. I never saw or got pics of him during last hunting season. Looks like he will be a dandy this year. For some reason my Moultrie doesn't keep the time very well.  |
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Post by mullis56 on Mar 16, 2009 21:25:43 GMT -5
Nice one, carrying them late, that is okay!
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Post by huxbux on Mar 16, 2009 21:46:42 GMT -5
Nice pic and yes it's really late to still have headgear on.
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Post by Sasquatch on Mar 17, 2009 7:57:42 GMT -5
I bet a healthy sneeze might blow them off!
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Post by dbd870 on Mar 17, 2009 9:08:39 GMT -5
Yep, surprised to see one with headgear. Hopefully he'll be around for you in the fall.
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Post by varmint101 on Mar 17, 2009 11:11:34 GMT -5
Cool! I haven't had an antlered deer on my cam since mid February,
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Post by dogkiller on Mar 17, 2009 12:05:58 GMT -5
nice buck !!! i saw a good one the other night
still with antlers.
moultries are notorious about keeping time right. i have three D-40's and one of them will lose 10 minutes a day.now the flash has quit working on two of them.within a week of each other.have had 1 for two years and just got 2 more last fall.
great cameras though !
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Post by tickman1961 on Mar 17, 2009 12:55:36 GMT -5
Their must have been some late does in estrus...once the hormone levels drop so do the antlers...
Recently found a shed that could be a match for that rack...
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Mar 21, 2009 17:31:32 GMT -5
Nice buck, I just saw a real good 8 today. I was surprised to still see the antlers, but last year I saw a little forkie with anters during the first week of April.
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Mar 21, 2009 19:47:56 GMT -5
Their must have been some late does in estrus...once the hormone levels drop so do the antlers... Recently found a shed that could be a match for that rack... All the research I've read said there in no link between hormones and how long it takes for antlers to drop. The single biggest factor is the same thing that makes them grow. Nutrition. A deer with a good nutrition source tends to hang on its antlers longer according to research studies. The exact cue of antler shedding in deer is complex. In short, decreasing day length signals the testes to lower the levels of testosterone which, in turn, causes the antlers to shed. However this is a timing factor that starts the process. They also believe genetics, dominance and stress play some into it. |
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Post by tickman1961 on Mar 23, 2009 10:22:08 GMT -5
Thanks for the information.....
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Post by johnc911 on Mar 23, 2009 16:35:46 GMT -5
Latest i have ever seen one with antlers is April 9th just south of anderson. I was shocked i actually turned around in the middle of st rd 109 and went back just to be sure i saw what i thought i did.
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Post by jim1966 on Mar 28, 2009 4:58:56 GMT -5
Nice pic.
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